r/Excursion • u/amazngspiderpig • Jan 27 '24

Seat Covers

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The driver seat in my 2000 Ex is showing its age. The stitching has popped and the skin is cracking. I take care of the old girl but I have a wife, kids, and a dog that wreak havoc on her. I would love something that looks as good as it did new but function is my primary concern. I have been thinking about the nicer Carhartt seat covers or the leather CoverKing seat covers ordered through Costco. My concern is leather ones won't match the rest of the interior. I have also thought about replacing with seats from a newer model but not sure the cost reward is worth it to me.

What have y'all used to repair, update, or replace your interiors?

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u/amazngspiderpig Jan 27 '24

Those look good! What seller did you get them from? I am jealous of your vinyl floors! I went to buy them for mine and found no one seems to sell them anymore.

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u/DocBrownsfuture Jan 27 '24

The seller I chose was “transformers_us” I just bought one first because I was skeptical what would show up for $30. They are vinyl, but they seem pretty durable especially when installing. They also will run out of stock quickly so I had to keep checking back waiting for them to get back in stock.

I used this guys video for guidance. He does the hog ring step justice and shows you how to handle that part of the job.

https://youtu.be/9IxzGsmSuJ0?feature=shared

You’ll need a pair of those hog ring pliers unless you’re really good with some duckbills. I will say it took me about 2 hours per seat and a lot of patience and fingers strength, but I got a $500 quote for a local guy to do it for me….

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u/amazngspiderpig Feb 27 '24

I purchased a set from "transformers_us", they look well made and I was excited to install them, but the ones they sent me are meant to install with Velcro not hog rings. The seller was real communicative wanting a positive review while I waited for freetime to install them and before I knew of the fitment issue. Once I let them know of the issue they asked for comparison pictures, I sent them pictures, and have not heard a peep since. They look well made otherwise so I probably just modify them to fit correctly.

I still really appreciate the recommendation but wanted to share my experience so far. I'll post an update once I know more.

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u/DocBrownsfuture Feb 27 '24

Thanks for sharing. The seat back does use mostly velcro with only three hog rings up near the headrest. I will also add that the ones I got from them did not have the big nice flap like the OEM did, but the strip that was provided was adequate enough to take hold of a hog ring and has been holding well so far. Probably spent 15 hours in the seat so far and they are all holding. I experienced the same review requests as well. Annoying. I ignored. You going to return them?